Evaluating sensitivity and specificity of three diagnostic tests when the “gold standard” is unavailable,
In the context diagnostic tests may be assessed through indicators of diagnosis reliability called specificity and sensitivity. In practice, these indicators can be estimated only if a “gold standard” test is available, meaning that its diagnosis is the most reliable one available as to the prevalen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Bologna
2013-05-01
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| Series: | Statistica |
| Online Access: | http://rivista-statistica.unibo.it/article/view/3545 |